2018 Fleer Ultra X-Men Trading Cards

Inspired by some of the most popular entertainment sets of the 1990s, and possibly ever, 2018 Fleer Ultra X-Men brings the beloved '90s look to collectors with a detailed Upper Deck Marvel release.

Featuring original artwork from Ariel Olivetti, John Stanko, Mark Texeira, and more, the art-based set highlights the many mutant heroes of the iconic X-Men. Another big name is Greg Hildebrandt, a key artist from the original set and many other notable trading card releases.

It's not just collectors that are excited as the artists themselves have been revealing their work on the set via social media. This includes David Nakayama (on Twitter) and Tom Fleming (on Instagram).

2018 Fleer Ultra X-Men Base

Similar to the 1994 and 1995 releases, 2018 Fleer Ultra X-Men works with a robust 150-card base set. Parallels consist of Silver Foil at one per pack, numbered Gold Foil (#/99) and one-of-one Red Canvas Foil.

2018 Fleer Ultra X-Men Inserts

As one might expect, the 2018 Fleer Ultra X-Men checklist has a detailed lineup of inserts, as well. The new Stax cards are each separated into three card layers that can be stacked together to form the complete image if you can track down the trio. There are also familiar collecting options such as Jambalaya.

There are also five limited inserts that average one per pack, including Dead & Gone, Deadpool Around the World, Greatest Battles, The Originals, and X-92.

2018 Fleer Ultra X-Men Autographs / Relics / Sketch

Among the more premium inserts in 2018 Fleer Ultra X-Men, the Cut Comic Panel cards, in single and dual form, feature actual panels from earlier issues, even going back to TheX-Men #1. Also revisiting the past, foil-stamped Buyback cards from 1994 and 1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men offer a chase for nostalgic collectors.

In addition, Greg Hildebrandt supplies 3x3 Connected Image puzzle cards that utilize nine cards to form a scene by the artist. There are also redemptions for 11x14 Prints that are signed by Hildebrandt andhand-numbered to just 25 copies.

And lastly, the many talented artists contribute further with hand-drawn Sketch cards (1/1) and base Artist Red Foil Autographs (#/50).

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Trey Treutel is an Ole Miss grad and a lifelong sports fanatic. He is a huge fan of the NBA and NFL, as well as soccer, college basketball and college football. As a kid, he collected football and basketball cards. In more recent years, he started collecting basketball cards again on a whim and has since expanded to other sports and entertainment options. Find Trey on Twitter at @datreute or Google+.

I’m very intrigued by this product. It looks like it would bring back tons of nostalgia of collecting the original, sets… but at the same time, I can’t help but keep thinking that you’d have to be rich to ever collect the entire set!

Obviously some things are one of a kind, but are there people that really track down a copy of everything else? Maybe I’m just too much of an OCD, completionist to handle a product like this…

I was super excited about these until I received the “cards”. They aren’t cards!!! They are card sized foamboard. They wont fit in any of the normal card protectors or in the 9 card page sleeves. What a stupid idea to make them this thick! I REALLY wanted to tap into that nostalgia from 94-95 but you guys RUINED it, thanks. Everything else is really cool though, the art, the different types of cards, (battles, metal, comic cuts, etc) But the idea that I am going to need to buy some new type of card sleeves for these abominations is just too lame.

What can you tell us about the rarity factor/ratio of Xavier’s hidden message on the cards in this 2018 collection? I have seen the message appear on cards in the base set & Deadpool around the World set. Is Xavier’s message in all the available sets?

Like mike wingate above, I was really excited about this set only to find my excitement quickly turned to disappointment with the realization that the “cards” actually aren’t cards at all, but rather card-sized foamboard. One correction: They DO fit in the standard 9-card page sleeves, if barely. Even so, I have no idea why they would make them so thick, and they really should have advertised the difference. When I first opened them, I thought they were bootlegs!

I personally like the thick card stock. I bought a few epacks. The base and base variation fit a 100pt one touch magnetic. I mag all my cards anyhow so not a big deal to me. Other inserts are different sizes. The masters of magnetism are 75pt. Stax base are 100 with middle and top layers fitting a standard one touch. I love the art work overall. As far as value, $150 a box is much too high. Maybe $100. I’m putting together the 92 Silver Set for fun and maybe pick up a few sketch cards. Its a fun product, just a little overpriced.

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